BILLABONG HIGHLIGHTS Term 2 Week 4B 15th May 2017 Monday, 25 March 2019 Term 1 Week 9B Relieving Principal Aboriginal Art Aboriginal art invaluable to explore current issues around Our students had a wonderful opportunity to teaching literacy and numeracy, pursuing work with Tyronne, a Wongkumarra artist. They achievement in rural areas, future focused produced a vibrant dot painting representing learning and the impact of cognitive load the geographical landscape surrounding theory on the way we teach. It was a great our school. It reminded me of a story I was opportunity to share our practices across our once told about the significance of different schools. locations in our community. The school was described as the place of learning. When you Visitors to our school view the painting, you will see that the school This week we are fortunate to have students has been placed at the centre, surrounded by from Japan visiting our school. Thank you to our local towns. The students have also added Ms Fischer for coordinating this. We also have their handprints linking ancient traditions to the prestigious Bangarra Dance Company our commitment to personalise education for visiting on Tuesday. Thank you to Mrs Preston students. who has brought Bangarra to our school. We will be using this opportunity for each group to Get involved P&C AGM view and exchange cultural dances. This is one I encourage any interested parents to join us of the many ways we encourage students to for the P&C Annual General Meeting to be explore diversity in their learning. held on Tuesday March 26 at 7.00pm (please meet in the Front Office foyer). An active P&C NAPLAN Practice test: Thursday 4 April is an invaluable resource to a school and its NAPLAN will be conducted online this year. students. There is more news about this and the practice test further on in our newsletter. Principal Network I attended our local Principal Network meeting Being prepared for learning in Tumbarumba last week. The time was Congratulations to all of those students who Page 1 Billabong Highlights Open Girls Basketball Team come prepared to school each day with Tia Charles, Tarnee Wilson and Lucy way who their books, student planner and writing unfortunately was unwell and could not play equipment. Please encourage your children on the day. Thank you also to our helpers: Flynt to be prepared for school, with equipment Trimble, Benjamin Medley and Charlie Doig who ready, as well as homework and assignments were score keepers and umpires. completed on time. These are important life Ms Bowen skills that will help all students in their future learning pathways, careers and home lives. P & C News The Billabong High School AGM will take place Mrs Ruth Winfield on Tuesday, 26 March commencing at 7pm, Relieving Principal and will be followed by a General Meeting. All parents and citizens are invited to attend. Basketball Report There will be a number of positions vacant; they Last week our newly formed basketball are President, Vice President and Secretary. squad travelled to Albury to play in the local Please attend and support your child/ren and competition of the first round of the CHS your P and C. Knockout. Our first game against Murray High School saw the girls compete with the Mathspace intensity we would expect from a team of All students in Years 7 – 11 have access to such capable athletes. The Billabong girls Mathspace, which is an online Maths Program challenged the Murray team who had several that incorporates tutorials, a textbook, interactive highly skilled basketball players, unfortunately questions and feedback. This is available for we were unsuccessful but our girls made the student use at school and at home. Some classes other team work hard for the win. Our second may be set tasks to complete on Mathspace as game against Deniliquin High School was a homework exercise. The cost to register for evenly matched. All of the girls represented our Mathspace as an individual is quite significant school to the best of their ability and should be ($100). Billabong High has registered and paid proud of their efforts. The team included: April as a school which has allowed student cost to Kennedy, Shayla Disley, Shalayla Wheeler, be kept to a low price of $15 for the year. This Georgia way, Tayla Bodycott, Millie Walsh, amount has been invoiced as a part of school Page 2 Billabong Highlights by Ewan Mackinlay, Brenten Keogh, Jack Driscoll and Nicholas Newton we bowled Wagga out for just 61 in the 34th over. The pick of the bowlers being Ewan Mackinlay taking 4 wickets for 10 runs off 8 overs straight. Other wicket takers were; Rory Jenkins 2 wickets and Jake Thomas 1 wicket. After a good bowling and fielding performance it was our turn to bat and we needed 62 runs to win off 40 overs. After losing 3 key wickets for just 13 runs, things were not looking very good for us. Then, a key partnership from the class of Ewan Mackinlay and young gun Nicholas Newton, put things back in our favour. The two boys held on with superb batting and chased down the total of 61 after only 16 overs to claim a memorable win over Wagga High. Mackinlay finishing on 12 not out but the stand out was Nicholas Newton on 23 not out. We now continue with good form into the second round against the winner of Kooringal and Leeton. Mr Nelson and the team would also like Year 12 Fundraising -Easter Raffle Prize to thank the students and teachers who showed their support. fees. We hope you find the program useful Thomas Newton (Captain) and appreciate any feedback regarding Mathspace. Please contact the Maths faculty Lawn Bowls News if you have any questions or concerns with We recently held try outs for the school team to student access and log in. compete in the CHS knockouts. There was a high Cathy Tooney standard of bowling and team selection was Head Teacher Mathematics difficult. It was great to have the support of the Culcairn Bowling Club once again by providing Duke of Edinburgh a great venue and some expert advice for the It is wonderful to see 15 Year 9 students register players from David Moore. for the Duke of Ed. Program. These students, The following players were selected to be in the along with seven Year 10 students doing their squad with the first three players named to play Silver level, will be undertaking a training and our first game at Corowa on Tuesday, 2 April. preparation walk on Wednesday morning the 1.Sam Harrisson (skip) 3rd of April. This will assist students to be ready 2.Blake Roulston for their first adventurous journey camp, held 3.Max Davis in May. Meetings will take place over the next 4.Drew Scholz (Em. 1) few weeks to support students and distribute 5.Fletcher Kohlhagen (Em. 2) notes. Congratulations boys – good luck next week. Coach Davidson Shield Cricket Report Billabong V Wagga High Year 12 Fundraising After losing the toss and being asked to bowl, One of the final activities for the Year 12 the boys got off to a perfect start. Wagga Fundraising Committee has been to organise an High were under the pump early after losing 2 Easter Raffle. Tickets will go home with the eldest quick wickets for just 4 runs. Rory Jenkins took child in each family tomorrow. Families will be 2 wickets for just 6 runs off his 5 over spell and issued with 5 tickets each at a cost of $1 per Jake Thomas had a superb 4 overs going for ticket. just 3 runs which put us in a very good position. We ask that students return their $5 in an envelope With wicket after wicket from our tight bowling with their full name marked clearly on the outside Page 3 Billabong Highlights to the front office by Wednesday 3rd April. Extra tickets can be obtained from Ms Morgan. Calendar If students/families do not wish to purchase their Monday 18th - Friday 29th March 2019 tickets, we ask that you return them to the front Year 10 Interviews Tuesday 26th March 2019 office. Bangarra Aboriginal Dance We have some fabulous Easter Hampers to be P & C AGM won so get your name on a ticket and you may be a lucky winner! Japanese Exchange student Visit Wednesday 27th March 2019 Tennis Trials NAPLAN Practice Test: Thursday 4 April 2019 Friday 29th March 2019 (Week 10) ALTC Careers Open Day Our school will be participating in the NAPLAN RYDA - Year 11 - Online practice test. It is one 45-minute omnibus (Rotary Youth Driver Awareness) test. The activity is for students in Years 7 and 9 Girls Cricket Knockout and will take place during period 1 (Year 7) and Tuesday 2nd April 2019 period 3 (Year 9) next Thursday 4 April. There is no CHS Lawn Bowls Knockout student preparation required for the practice test Wednesday 3rd April 2019 and there will be no reporting of student results. Duke of Ed training walk It is designed to give students an opportunity to Riverina Netball Trials become familiar with the NAPLAN Online test Monday 8th- Friday 12th April 2019 format and to help schools assess their technical Year 12 Sydney Excursion and administrative readiness for NAPLAN Online. While we will have some spares available it is a requirement for students to be equipped with Henty LHAC Bottle and Can Drive for Youth headphones / earphones for both the practice Mental Health test and NAPLAN tests (no bluetooth please).